dtbog
11-21-2005, 06:36 PM
My opinion of DN is generally positive -- I'm not trying to bash him or start a whining/ranting thread but I'm sort of curious about one of his recent blog posts:
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I just love it. I used to watch these guys play props and think to myself, "These guys are nuts, how can they concentrate on the poker?"
Well, now I know. When you are playing props it forces you to pay attention to the action so that you don't miss anything. That helps you subconsciously as your brain collects more data than it would if you were not paying full attention.
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OK, now this made sense to me until the following line:
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It got worse from there, though, as after about 2 hours I was stuck $180,000 in props, and another $140,000 in the poker game.
Frankly, I don't remember any interesting hands from the evening as my mind was so focused on the props and the poker. I didn't make any mental notes thinking, "This would be good for the blog."
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and then this...
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It was nearing the morning and I was in a race trying to win more in the poker game than I was losing in props! Finally, at about 8:00am after a 10 hour session I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I ended up winning $207,500 in the poker game. As for props, I lost $136,000 there, so I netted $71,500 on the evening.
It is kind of strange that after a 10 hour session the only interesting hands I can remember are the props flops! Oh well, next time I promise to post a hand or two in the blog.
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I don't think the last statement is 'strange' -- I think it indicates that the first statement that I quoted above is false, and they actually do concentrate pretty heavily on the props. If I played an entire session without remembering any notable hands, I would either A) wonder what the hell was wrong with me or B) remember that I'd played a very boring session.
Obviously we can't take these blog posts at face value and I'm sure he actually does remember some hands that he didn't write about... but the wording that he chose here seems very silly and suggests that they're basically just playing poker to pass the time between props.
[ QUOTE ]
I just love it. I used to watch these guys play props and think to myself, "These guys are nuts, how can they concentrate on the poker?"
Well, now I know. When you are playing props it forces you to pay attention to the action so that you don't miss anything. That helps you subconsciously as your brain collects more data than it would if you were not paying full attention.
[/ QUOTE ]
OK, now this made sense to me until the following line:
[ QUOTE ]
It got worse from there, though, as after about 2 hours I was stuck $180,000 in props, and another $140,000 in the poker game.
Frankly, I don't remember any interesting hands from the evening as my mind was so focused on the props and the poker. I didn't make any mental notes thinking, "This would be good for the blog."
[/ QUOTE ]
and then this...
[ QUOTE ]
It was nearing the morning and I was in a race trying to win more in the poker game than I was losing in props! Finally, at about 8:00am after a 10 hour session I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I ended up winning $207,500 in the poker game. As for props, I lost $136,000 there, so I netted $71,500 on the evening.
It is kind of strange that after a 10 hour session the only interesting hands I can remember are the props flops! Oh well, next time I promise to post a hand or two in the blog.
[/ QUOTE ]
I don't think the last statement is 'strange' -- I think it indicates that the first statement that I quoted above is false, and they actually do concentrate pretty heavily on the props. If I played an entire session without remembering any notable hands, I would either A) wonder what the hell was wrong with me or B) remember that I'd played a very boring session.
Obviously we can't take these blog posts at face value and I'm sure he actually does remember some hands that he didn't write about... but the wording that he chose here seems very silly and suggests that they're basically just playing poker to pass the time between props.